The intersection of finance, artificial intelligence and the responsible development of both was among the chief concerns raised during a joint-venture, public-private symposium hosted recently in Washington, D.C.

The world’s leading asset manager, BlackRock, officially launched its new, blockchain-focused ETF to provide investors with “exposure to the crypto and blockchain industry without needing to directly own digital assets.” So reports Cointelegraph.

Teen-driven digital banking platform Copper hauled in $29 million in a Series A round. The so-called “preemptive” round was spearheaded by Fiat Ventures. So reports TechCrunch.

Ex-National Security Agency consultant and well-known whistleblower Edward Snowden has been revealed as the pseudonymous John Dobbertin, who is one of six individuals credited with creating Zcash. So reports Yahoo! Finance.